Environmental Crime and Corruption in Russia - Federal and Regional Perspectives

This book presents a wide ranging assessment of the environmental problems faced by Russia and of the crime and corruption which contribute to them. It also discusses the attitude of the Russian government which seems to view environmental protection as something for rich countries, something to be postponed until Russia is on the same economic footing as wealthier Scandinavian and western European countries. It concludes, gloomily, that the problems are getting worse and that little is being done to tackle them.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Envisaging Environmental Crime in Russia: Past and Present Realities 2. Russia's Nuclear Industry and the Environment 3. Forest Auctions in Russia: How Anticorruption Laws Facilitate the Development of Corrupt Practices 4. Combating Corruption and Organized Crime in the Forest Sector, Trans-Lake Baikal Territory 5. Environmental Crimes on the Territory Adjacent to the Petroleum-Storage Facility in the Town of Kama in the Kambarsk Region of the Udmurt Republic 6. The Impact of Metallurgical and Cement Industrial Waste on Central Russia's Environment 7. Environmental Contamination and Public Health in the Republics of Tatarstan and Mari El, Russian Federation

About the author

Sally Stoecker is a Scholar-in-Residence, School of International Studies, American University, Washington, DC, USA.
Ramziya Shakirova is a research analyst at Independent Project Analysis (www.ipaglobal.com) and holds a doctorate in Public Policy from the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Sally (George Mason University Stoecker
• Assisted by: Ramziya Shakirova (Editor), Shakirova Ramziya (Editor), Sally Stoecker (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2017
• EAN: 9780815374671
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7467-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Transnational Crime and Corruption
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Russia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Regional Geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology